The Quick Python Book • Naomi Ceder & Luciano Ramalho • GOTO 2022

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/the-quick-python-book Naomi Ceder - Python Instruction and Consulting & Author of The Quick Python Book @NaomiCeder Luciano Ramalho - Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks & Author of Fluent Python @LucianoRamalho DESCRIPTION Why is it better to start with functions before going into classes when learning Python? Join Naomi Ceder, author of “The Quick Python Book”, and Luciano Ramalho, author of “Fluent Python”, while they talk about the things they love about Python. They explore the new developments of the language such as static functions or concurrency and chat about the reasons for which the language is so popular. They also touch on a business version for Python. The interview is based on Naomi's book "The Quick Python Book": https://amzn.to/3zwdDOa TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:46 What's new in the third edition of the book? 11:09 Benefits of limiting classes 18:30 Static typing in Python 32:09 Standard functions before regular expressions 35:06 What’s the secret of Python’s success? 38:25 Concurrency in Python 41:10 What are syntactic macros? 45:48 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Naomi Ceder • The Quick Python Book • https://amzn.to/3zwdDOa Luciano Ramalho • Fluent Python • https://amzn.to/3oSw2je David Beazley • Python Distilled (Developer's Library) • https://amzn.to/3QjNBEv Wes McKinney • Python for Data Analysis • https://amzn.to/3pWlxfg Guy Harrison & Michael Harrison • MongoDB Performance Tuning • https://amzn.to/3akVFFP Ken Youens-Clark • Tiny Python Projects • https://amzn.to/3B27nQq https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Python #Python3 #QuickPythonBook #MongoDB #Databases #Programming #Coding #NaomiCeder #LucianoRamalho #Thoughtworks #SyntacticMacros #StaticTyping #PythonTutorial #FluentPython #PythonDistilled Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1